"Even though we've only just met, I can't imagine living my life without you," Beca tells Chloe. "I love you."
It was just a little over a 2 weeks ago that Beca met Chloe but she knew that she was in love. Chloe looked wide-eyed at Beca.
"Beca," Chloe said with tears in her eyes. "I, I don't know what to say to that."
"It's okay," Beca said. "I know it's a lot to take in. I'm not expecting you to feel the same way. I just didn't want a day to go by without you knowing."
Chloe had tears falling down her face and started shaking her head.
"I, I cant," Chloe said and rushed out of Beca's house.
Beca stat there stunned for a few minutes. She knew she was taking a chance saying I love you so soon. But, it just felt right. They had just spent Saturday morning together and every minute that went by just made her fall more and more in love.
Beca wiped a few tears that had fallen and pulled herself together. She got out her phone and called Stacie.
"Hey, Becs," Stacie said as she answered the phone.
"Um, Stace," Beca said her voice quivering. "Could you come over? Like right now?"
"I'm on my way," Stacie said.
Stacie hurried out to her car. She was more than a little worried. She could tell Beca had been or was crying. She pulled into Beca's driveway and hurried up to the door. She used her key and entered the house.
"Beca?," Stacie called out as she entered. "I'm here. Where are you?"
Stacie started looking for Beca. She finally found her on the back patio sitting on a chaise with a beer in one hand and tears running unchecked down her face.
"Oh, Becs," Stacie said sitting on the chaise and grabbing Beca into a hug. "What happened."
"She doesn't love me," Beca said through her tears.
"What?," Stacie said. "Who doesn't love you?"
"Chloe," Beca said.
"Oh, Becs," Stacie said pulling back to look at Beca. "You told her? I thought you were going to wait until later."
"I was," Beca said. "But we spent the morning together and it just felt right so I told her."
"What exactly did you say?," Stacie asked.
"I said, " Beca replied. "Even though we've only just met, I can't imagine living my life without you. And then, I said I love you."
"Wow," Stacie said and looked at her friend with a sad smile. "That's just a bit too much for anyone to hear. Especially this early in a relationship."
"I don't have to worry about a relationship any more," Beca said. "I pretty much killed it with those three words."
"Did she say anything?," Stacie asked.
"Just, I can't," Beca said. "And then she ran out of the house."
"Maybe you just need to give her some time to process," Stacie said. "She was probably just overwhelmed."
"Maybe," Beca said not sounding convinced. "Thanks for coming over. I just didn't want to be alone."
"Anything for you," Stacie said.
Beca's doorbell rang and the two girls looked at each other.
"Maybe Chloe came back," Stacie said.
"I doubt it," Beca said getting up.
She and Stacie both go to the front door and Beca opens it to find a blonde woman standing there looking around.
"Can I help you?," Beca asked.
"Hi, I'm Aubrey Posen," the girl said. "I'm supposed to meet my friend Chloe here."
"Shit," Beca said. "I totally forgot about that. Um, come in."
Beca stood aside and allowed Aubrey to enter. She closed the door behind her.
"I'm Beca," Beca said holding out her hand. "Beca Mitchell."
"Nice to meet you," Aubrey said shaking Beca's hand. "You have a lovely home."
"Thank you," Beca said. "Um, Chloe's not here."
Stacie clears her throat.
"Oh, sorry," Beca said. "Aubrey Posen, this is my best friend, Stacie Conrad."
"Nice to meet you," Aubrey said.
"Likewise," Stacie said and smiled.
"Please come in and sit down," Beca said. "We should probably talk."
The three girls went into the living room. Stacie and Aubrey sat on the sofa and Beca sat in the armchair next to the sofa.
"Have you talked to Chloe in like the past two hours?," Beca asked Aubrey.
"No," Aubrey replied and smiled. "But, that's not unusual when she's with you."
"So, you don't know what happened between her and Beca?," Stacie asked.
"No," Aubrey said. "What happened?"
"Beca told Chloe she loved her," Stacie said. "Chloe freaked out I guess and just ran off."
"Wow," Aubrey said.
"Yeah," Stacie said.
"Would you like some wine?," Beca asked Aubrey. "Or beer? I'm going to make some coffee if you'd like that instead.
"Coffee would be nice," Aubrey said.
Beca headed for the kitchen and motioned for Stacie and Aubrey to follow. They did and sat at the counter. Beca started setting up the coffee maker. She put the coffee in the machine and turned it on. She leaned against the counter and looked at Stacie and Aubrey.
"I'm going to try and text Chloe again," Beca said pulling out her phone. "Or do you think I should call her? I just want to make sure she's okay."
"Hold on just a sec," Aubrey said. "I thought I heard my phone ping a little bit ago. Let me check to see if it was Chloe."
Aubrey pulled out her phone and saw that it was a text from Chloe.
"It's from Chloe," Aubrey said and chuckled. "She told me not to come here until she talked to me. I guess we know what that's about. I'm going to call her."
"Do you want some privacy?," Beca asked. "We can wait in the living room."
"That's okay," Aubrey said as she dialed Chloe's number.
"Brey?," Chloe said answering the phone. "Where are you?"
"I'm at Beca's," Aubrey said. "I just met Stacie, too."
"Why are you there?," Chloe asked. "I told you not to go there until we talked."
"I didn't see your text until I was already here," Aubrey said. "Where are you?"
"I'm outside your place," Chloe said. "Is Beca mad?"
"She doesn't seem to be," Aubrey asked. "She told me what happened. She was going to call you to see if you were okay."
"She was?," Chloe said. "She wasn't just saying that was she? Because you're there."
"I don't think so," Aubrey said. "She seems honestly worried about you."
"What am I going to do, Brey?," Chloe asked. "I just freaked out on her. All because she said she loves me. I'm sure she didn't really mean it."
"Maybe you should talk to her about it," Aubrey said giving Beca a small smile.
"Okay," Chloe said. "You're going to stay, right?"
"I'll see you when you get here," Aubrey said and hung up. "She should be here in about 15 minutes. Now, how about that coffee?"
Beca poured coffee for the three of them and placed cups in front of Aubrey and Stacie. She put the sugar and cream on the counter in front of them. She picked up her cup and sat across the counter from the two women. She added sugar and cream to her coffee and took a sip.
"Without spilling any best friend secrets," Beca said. "Do you know why she ran off? I know it's a bit early in the relationship for most people to say 'I love you' but I was expecting her to tell me it was too soon, not to run away."
"I do know the reason," Aubrey said. "And, I'm only telling you because I sincerely believe you do care deeply for her. Something most people don't know about Chloe is that she's very insecure. She hides it well. Her family never really said I love you to to her or to each other. They mostly just ignored her except when her father was telling her she was worthless and unlovable. Her whole life she hasn't heard anyone say I love you and really mean it. When she got older she used to crave for someone to say it to her, and when someone finally did, it was just to get her to sleep them. After she did, they dumped her. This happened a few times before she started having nothing but hookups because she didn't have to worry about feelings getting in the way. She agreed to go out with you because she likes you and thought you would be different. When you said I love you after knowing her for 2 weeks, she probably didn't believe you were serious and just wanted to screw her. So, she ran away so she wouldn't get hurt again."
"Shit," Beca said. "And I thought I had issues."
Beca took a sip of her coffee and ran a hand through her hair.
"How do I get her to see that I'm not like everybody else?," Beca asks. "That I truly do love her and want to be with her and not just for sex."
"Just act like everything is okay," Aubrey said. "Don't let her run away from you. Follow her, bring her back. Let her know you're not going anywhere. And, hold off on having sex for a while."
"I can do that," Beca said and sat there thinking about it. "I'll wait until she's ready to have a relationship before we do anything physical."
"So, Chloe's been telling me we should meet," Aubrey said to Stacie. "It's nice to finally be able to do so."
"I'm glad we met too," Stacie said. "I like what I've seen so far."
"Same," Aubrey said and smiled at her.
"Hey," Beca said drawing their attention. "Would you two like to go to brunch tomorrow? There's a place not far from here that does a really nice one. I'm going to ask Chloe to go."
"Sounds good," Aubrey said.
"I'm in," Stacie said.
The doorbell rang and all three heads turned toward the sound.
"That's probably Chloe," Aubrey said,
Beca nodded and heads out of the kitchen. She got to the door and took a deep breath before opening it.
"Hey," Beca said and smiled. "I'm glad you came back. I was worried about you. Come on in. Stacie and Aubrey are in the kitchen having coffee. Would you like some?"
"Beca," Chloe said grabbing Beca's arm and stopping her. "I owe you an apology."
"No," Beca said. "You don't. You're scared and I get that. I'm sorry I sprang the whole I love you thing on you like that. So sudden and so soon."
"I do owe you an apology," Chloe said. "I'm really sorry. I didn't want to get hurt, so I ran. I'm sorry."
"So, I was thinking," Beca said. "There's a hotel nearby that serves a really nice Sunday brunch. I already invited Stacie and Aubrey to go so I thought you might like to join. It can be a date or just a group of friends hanging out. Whatever you want."
"Beca," Chloe said looking confused. "What are you doing?"
"I'm inviting you to brunch," Beca said. "I love you, Chloe. But, I understand if you're not ready for that. As long as you are a part of my life, I will be very content."
"But we've only known each for like 2 weeks," Chloe said. "How can you be so sure that what you feel is love and not just lust?"
"I don't know, I just do," Beca said. "I know that scares you, so I'm willing to do whatever it takes to prove to you that it's not just about having sex with you. I'm going to continue to show you how much I care for you and I'm going to teach you a lesson in how to be in a real, loving relationship. So, consider sex off the table for now."
Chloe chewed on her bottom lip and thought about what Beca was saying. If she was willing to take sex out of the equation, she must really care for her.
"Okay," Chloe finally says. "I do like you and really hope you mean what you say."
"I do," Beca said with a smile. "Now, how about that coffee?"
A month later Chloe is having lunch with Aubrey.
"So," Chloe said. "How are things going with you and Stacie? Beca and I haven't seen much of either one of your this past month."
"Things are going great," Aubrey said. "She's really something and I like her a lot."
"I'm so glad," Chloe said. "I knew you two would hit it off."
"We did," Aubrey said. "How are things with you and Beca?'
"Arrggghhh," Chloe says in frustration.
"What's wrong?," Aubrey said. "I thought things were going well."
"They are," Chloe said. "It's just that-"
She stops and looks around. She leans toward Aubrey and says in a low voice, "I'm horny."
Aubrey let out a loud laugh and covered her mouth.
"O-M-AcaG!," Aubrey said. "This is priceless. Usually you're complaining about everyone wanting to just have sex with you. Now, you're complaining because Beca's not. Priceless."
"Brey," Chloe whines. "It's not funny. She's been so sweet, and nice. We've had the best dates and she hasn't pressured me into doing anything. And her kisses leave me weak in the knees and wanting more."
"So, you're horny," Aubrey says.
"Yes," Chloe said. "But, just for her. I don't want anyone else. I lov-"
Chloe stopped and her mouth dropped open.
"Oh, my God," Chloe said softly. "I, I love her."
"So, what are you going to do about that?," Aubrey asked with a smile.
"I have to see her," Chloe said. "I have to tell her. Right? I should tell her. Oh, my God. I love Beca Mitchell."
Chloe laughed and jumped up. She started to leave and came back and gave Aubrey a hug.
"I'll call you later," Chloe said and ran out.
Chloe got to Beca's house and rang the doorbell. As soon as Beca answered her face lit up with a smile.
"Chloe," Beca said. "Did I forget a date or something?"
Chloe pushed Beca inside and closed the door. She grabbed Beca and pushed her up against the door, crashing their lips together. Beca was surprised but kissed her back. Chloe started kissing Beca's neck and Beca was moaning. She finally grabbed Chloe by the arms and pushed her back.
"Chloe," Beca said panting. "Um, what's going on? What are you doing?"
"I want you," Chloe said. "I realized today that I. That I love you."
Beca's eyes widened and a big smile came to her face.
"That's right," Chloe said "I. Love. You. I learned my lesson about what it is to be in a real loving relationship and I want sex back on the table. But only with you. Because I love you."
Chloe smiled and Beca pulled Chloe to her and kissed her with all the passion she could muster. She pulled back and smiled at Chloe.
"I love you," Beca said
"I love you, too," Chloe said without hesitation.
Beca pulled Chloe close and looked at her. Just before she claimed Chloe's lips again, she whispered, "Thank God you've learned your lesson."
